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Column misleading about what welfare is
There are few examples of how to lie with statistics more blatant than Catherine Rampell’s column on “Welfare recipients not who you think” (Aug. 11). Every one of her numbers is misleading at best, and out and out incorrect at worst. But perhaps her biggest mistake is her perversion of the word “welfare,” revealed by including “tax breaks that primarily benefit the wealthier Americans who itemize their taxes.”...Read More
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